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Some two hundred and forty letters, 1937-2003, addressed to Mari Ellis.
The correspondents include Idris Foster, Maxwell Fraser, R. E. Griffith, Nel Gwenallt, Robin Gwyndaf, Harri Gwynn, Cledwyn Hughes, Glyn Tegai [Hughes], Daniel Huws, A. O. H. Jarman, R. T. Jenkins, Alwyn Rice Jones, Jack Jones, R. Tudur Jones and Prof. Thomas Jones.

Some three hundred and seventy-one letters, October 1948-December 1951, from T. I. Ellis to his fiancee, and later wife, Mari Ellis (née Headley).

Some three hundred and eighty-six letters and cards, 1952-1955, from T. I. Ellis to his wife, Mari Ellis.

Letters, 1935-2005, addressed mostly to Mari Ellis from her husband, her parents, and her siblings and their closest relatives.

Some three hundred and seventy-four letters and cards, 1956-1960, from T. I. Ellis to his wife, Mari Ellis, consisting of the following: 87 letters, 1956; 70 letters, 1957; 85 letters, 1958; 57 letters, 1959; 75 letters, 1960.

Some two hundred and sixty-eight letters and cards, 1961-1970, from T. I. Ellis to his wife, Mari Ellis, consisting of the following: 63 letters, 1961; 53 letters, 1962; 33 letters, 1963; 28 letters, 1964; 38 letters, 1965; 27 letters, 1966; 13 letters, 1967; seven letters, 1968; four letters, 1969; two letters, 1970.

Papers, 1681, 1759-2015, of Mari Ellis (née Headley), including correspondence with her family; letters from friends and others; diaries, 1930-2014; papers relating to her work on newspapers and in broadcasting, 1948-2004; research papers, [?early 20 cent.]-[2008x2010]; papers of the Headley family, [1890x1896]-[2000s]; and miscellaneous papers, 1681, 1759-1994, acquired by her.

Family and general correspondence of Mari Ellis, 1932-2006.

Nineteen letters, 1812-1863, addressed to various members of the Richards family, mainly from relatives, comprising letters to Thomas and Jane Richards from their daughters Jane, 27 May 1812, 17 September 1812 (ff. 1-4), and [?Mary], 1 April 1817, August 1826 (ff. 13-14, 20-21); letters to Mary Richards from her brother Lewis Richards, Berriew, 18 December 1819 (ff. 18-19), and niece Elen Richards, Llangynyw, 1 December 1835 (ff. 24-25); letters to Jane Richards from her friend Margaret Gwynn, Gwastadgoed, [?18] March [?1815]-26 June 1816 (ff. 7-12), and niece Elen Richards, [early 1830s] (ff. 22-23) and (from Hackney) 13 September-9 October 1862 (ff. 28-44); a letter to E[lizabeth] Richards, Shrewsbury, from her brother Tho[ma]s Richards, Berriew, 8 June 1818 (ff. 15-16); letters to John and Lewis [Richards] from [?Mary Richards], Darowen, 1 April [?1814] (ff. 5-6), and to Richard Richards from T. Price, Darowen School, June 1819 (f. 17); and two letters to E[len] Richards from friends and acquaintances, 9 April 1852, 19 August 1863 (ff. 26-27, 45). Also included is a tune 'Difirwch Arglwyddes Owen' (ff. 46-47).

Notes, transcripts, speeches and other papers of Mari Ellis, 1953-2004, relating to the Richards family of Darowen in general and to the Rev. Thomas Richards (1754-1837) in particular.
The papers comprise copies of some six speeches by Mari Ellis, including one on Mary Richards, [?1970s]-2004 (ME 9/1); a Letts 1981 Diary containing notes and transcripts relating to Thomas Richards and several of his sons (ME 9/2); a group of miscellaneous notes on the family (ME 9/3); offprints of Mari Ellis's article 'Teulu Darowen' (Journal of the Historical Society of the Church in Wales, 3 (1953), 120-139, and 4 (1954), 58-88) (ME 9/4); a transcript of Thomas Richards's diary for 1782-3 (Cwrtmawr MS 239) and related notes by Mari Ellis, [?1989]-[?1998] (ME 9/5); and the manuscript of 'Thomas Richards 1754-1837' (100 ff.), [c. 1991] (ME 9/6). Three letters, 1985, 2003, from Iolo Wyn Williams, Tregarth, to Mari Ellis, together with a typescript by him entitled 'Llyfrgell Darowen' are in ME 9/3.

Miscellaneous financial papers of T. I. Ellis, 1935-1960, including loose sheets containing his personal accounts, 1952 (13 ff.).

A group of letters and papers, relating mainly to the Charles family of Carmarthen and the Davies family of Aberystwyth and Cwrt-mawr. The documents in this group have been described in detail by Miss R. F. Roberts in 'A Schedule of Charles and Davies Family Correspondence' (1959) and should be read in conjunction with the letters contained in NLW MSS 10549-50C (see also NLW MS 12894E).
The correspondents include: Lady Barnham, Fairy Hill, Gower, 1818-1820 (A95-97); W. H. Bruce, Llangeitho, [?April 1864] (A98); David Charles the elder, Carmarthen, 1791-1828 (A99-106); David Charles the younger, Carmarthen, 1826-1838 (A107-111); D. R. Charles, Seaforth, 1871 (A112); Sarah Charles, Bala, 1831 (A113); Alice Lloyd Davies, Bala, 1823 (A114); David Davies, Junior, Carnachen-wen, afterwards of Castle Green, Cardigan, 1823-1843 (A115-119; A115 also includes a letter, 15 October 1823, from Richard Worthington, 'at Church Lane', to David Davies, Junior); David Charles Davies, London and Trefecca, 1859-1889 (A120-131); Eliza Davies, Aberystwyth, 1872 (A132); Robert Davies, Aberystwyth, 1837-1839 and [n.d.] (A133-136; A135 also contains a letter from Eliza Davies to David Charles Davies); Sarah [?Davies], Carmarthen, 1825 (A137); Lewis Edwards, Bala, 1841 (A138); R[ichar]d Evans, Worcester, 1836 (A139); Mary Fletcher, Albert Street, 1846 (A140); John Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1825 (A141); Lydia Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1824 (A142); Mary Foulkes, Machynlleth, 1815 (A143); H. Hughes, Liverpool, 1842 (A144); Charles Jackson, British and Foreign Bible Society, London, 1871 (A145); Lydia Jones, Machynlleth, 1841 (A147); W[illia]m Morris, Cefen, Merthyr Tydvil, 1831 (A148); E. Needham, 1824 (A149); J. Phillips, Haverfordwest, 1823 (A150); Colonel Pryse, Peithyll and London, [?1870] and [n.d.] (A151-152); Margaret Reed, St Thomas's Square, Hackney, 1850 (A153); Henry Richard, Tregaron, [n.d.] (A154-155); David Roberts, Liverpool, 1854 (A156); F. R. Roberts, Aberystwyth, 1870 (A157); John Roberts, Liverpool, 1851 (A158); D. Saunders, Bryngolwg, Swansea, 1877 (A159); Jos[ia]h Tarn, Spa Fields, London, 1814 (A160); Griffith Thomas, Aberystwyth, 1870 (A161); Harriet Vale, Ryde, Isle of Wight, [n.d.] (A162-165); Evan Watkin [of Moelcerni], Totteridge and From, 1823-1824 (A166-167); and T. E. Williams, Aberystwyth, 1880 (A168). There are also miscellaneous papers, including an account of the estate of Robert Davies, [Aberystwyth] (d. 1841) (A181), a printed list of subscriptions towards the erection of a new County Hall in Aberystwyth, 1841 (A171), and a bill of cost to the Rev. D. C. Davies, 1851-1852, in the matter of the purchase of Cwrtmawr (A182). Two of the letters written by David Charles (1762-1834), Carmarthen, are to Miss S. Phillips, Haverfordwest, whom he afterwards married (A99-100), and two others, one of which has been published by Dr D. E. Jenkins, are addressed to his brother [Thomas Charles] (A102 and 104). Most of the other letters are addressed to Robert Davies, Aberystwyth, Mrs Robert Davies [née Eliza Charles], and their son Robert Joseph Davies, Cwrtmawr. The David Charles Davies letters appear to have belonged to a larger series used by the Rev. E. Wynne Parry in the preparation of Cofiant a Phregethau y diweddar Barch. David Charles Davies, MA (Wrexham, 1896).

Miscellaneous papers, 1759-1994, acquired by Mari Ellis (and in a few cases by T. I. Ellis).

Miscellaneous papers, 1681, 1759-1994, acquired by Mari Ellis (and in a few cases by T. I. Ellis).

An exercise book, [?early 20 cent.], containing an essay entitled 'Enwogion Plwyf Darowen Parhad', being the second and final part of an eisteddfod essay submitted under the pseudonym 'Henafgwr No. 2'.

Account book, 1820-1829, of [the Rev.] Lewis Richards of Darowen and Berriew, Montgomeryshire, and Rhuddlan, Flintshire, containing accounts for his time as a student at Jesus College, Oxford, 1820-1824, then as Curate of Tregynon, near Berriew, 1824-1826, and Rhuddlan, 1826-1829. Also included are inventories of his clothes and other memoranda.

Account book, 1840-1851, of [the Rev. Lewis Richards] of Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire.
The volume also contains a few memoranda, as well as an 'Englyn i Barlwr y Parchg L. Richards' by Ieuan Cadfan [?Evan Breece], dated 6 January 1844 (inside front cover), and a verse by [John] Black[we]ll (on front flyleaf).

Miscellaneous indentures and documents, 1681, 1760-1791, of either Darowen or Montgomeryshire interest.

Eleven letters, [?1842]-[?1853], from Sarah Matthews of Rudgwick, Sussex [?and formerly of Dolgellau], to her friend Mary Richards (ff. 3-8, 11-29), together with one letter, 10 November 1846, to Mary from Sarah's sister Martha [Redaway] (ff. 9-10), and one letter from Sarah Matthews to Jane Richards, [1820x1837] (ff. 1-2).
Sarah addresses Mary as 'My dear Daughter' and 'Pall Bach Anwyl'.

Two letters, 5 June 1837, 13 November 1837, from the Rev. Lewis Richards, at Llangyniew, to the Rev. Griffith Howel, Llangadfan, together with three letters, 4 August-6 November 1837, from Howel to Richards.